“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.”
Henry Rollins (1961) American singer-songwriter
“My back is so scar-tissued that you couldn't find a place to slip a knife.”
Source: A Dictionary of New Zealand Political Quotations (2000), p. 96.
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